Plan Your Family Vacation - A Detailed Intro to Pittsburgh Zoo

Planning a vacation with your family can be tedious in order to satisfy everybody's individual wishes. However, if you are traveling to Pittsburgh, you can find a load of options for your kids at the Pittsburgh Zoo that also houses one of the most popular aquariums in the USA. Built in the shape of a tunnel, the aquarium is a fascinating sight for anybody with sharks and many interesting sea lives swimming around you.

Summer programs at the zoo

http://www.pittsburghzoo.com/Education/SummerPrograms/SummerZooCamp

Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquariums on About.com

http://pittsburgh.about.com/od/things_to_do/p/zoo.htm

The animals at the zoo belong to various backgrounds like the African Savannah, Asian Forests, Tropical Forests and land-water mammals that include polar bears. Highly educational in its approach the zoo authorities have laid out the facilities supplemented with a great amount of fun especially for the kids at the interesting events like Hey Henry, games and quizzes where children can win prizes. Since the operation timings vary according to season, it is important to check out the hours of operation, as given below.

Details for planning your zoo visit

http://www.pittsburghzoo.com/PlanYourVisit

The zoo and aquarium on Wikipedia.org

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Zoo_&_PPG_Aquarium

Tickets are available online, and the schemes include memberships that allow you free entries for a year. The same body that regulates the zoo operations and runs the facility governs the services of the tunnel like PPG aquarium. Individual memberships are available for 55 USD. If you were planning visits with a large group frequently, you would be interested in a contributing membership that accommodates 20 people for 165 USD.

Membership details for the zoo

http://www.pittsburghzoo.com/Membership